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Jordan Matthews lined up at slot receiver in three-wide sets on the first day of Eagles camp Sunday.

Matthews was inside with Josh Huff and Riley Cooper on the perimeter. First-round pick Nelson Agholor should easily win one of the outside jobs before Week 1. Matthews' day-one alignment all but confirms he will indeed continue to fill a Colstonian role in Chip Kelly's offense, creating mismatches between the numbers. Matthews is a high-floor WR2 pick in his second NFL season. Aug 2 - 4:20 PM

Jordan Matthews is expected to continue to focus on playing the slot as a second-year receiver.

Matthews mixed in on the outside in red-zone formations during OTAs and minicamp, but he's been the primary slot man in three-wide sets. There seems to be an obsession amongst some inside the fantasy community about Matthews "playing outside more," but Chip Kelly sees him as a mismatch creator in the slot, where Matthews showed the ability to win regularly as a rookie. It's not a negative. Matthews may be a superior talent, but his utilization is similar to an earlier-career Marques Colston. Matthews remains the favorite to lead the Eagles in every receiving category this year, offering legitimate WR1 fantasy upside. Jun 18 - 8:58 PM

Jordan Matthews is practicing at both slot and outside receiver during OTAs.

The Eagles opened Thursday's session with Matthews working inside, and Riley Cooper and Josh Huff on the outside. Matthews later kicked outside, with Cooper aligning across from him and Jeff Maehl in the slot. (Nelson Agholor didn't attend due to an NFL rookie event.) The Eagles want to be able to move Matthews around to create mismatches. He's 6-foot-3 and 212 pounds. May 29 - 1:03 AM

Opinions vary among Eagles beat writers on where Matthews and Nelson Agholor will line up, but Kapadia has Agholor listed as the team's top slot receiver. This will be settled over the summer. Both players can play inside and outside. At 6-foot-3, 212, Matthews projects as the superior red-zone option to Agholor (6'0/198) and will be a better bet to score touchdowns in 2015. May 20 - 9:34 AM